crank — crank1 [kraŋk] n. [ME &LT; OE cranc , as in crancstæf, yarn comb, CRINGE, CRINKLE: basic sense “something twisted”: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. a handle or arm bent at right angles and connected to a shaft of a machine, used to transmit motion or… … English World dictionary

Crank — Crank, v. i. [See {Crank}, n.] To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind and turn. [1913 Webster] See how this river comes me cranking in. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English